St. Landry democrat., 1887-10-15
when the other did not. But the ayeraes

maui piClLy nearly even.
ana the result was almost decisive
victory for the American sloop. Beat
ing, stretching and running with frna
sheets, the Volunteer ou1saiIed +be
Thistle. On the run home, She Lost
ground largely on account of the wav
the accompanying craft blanketcd hery
The first point, buoy 10, was reached an
beat Buoy 81 was fetched on a
stretch, as was the Sandy Hook TirhtN
ship, the outer mark. From the li1ht-
ship back to buoy 10 was a beam wind
ana from there home, to buoy Is, off
Fort W adsWorth 1t was clean run he
lore the wind, with Spinakers set. Total
distance, thirty-eight statute miles
everywhere, except on the run with
splnakers, where the excursion boats did
so much to keep the wind from hey the
volunteer outsaled her antagonist.
further description of the race would
only be repetition of the above.
The Volunteers time was 453.fS and
that of the Thistle J.12:414.
In the second of the international
races between the Volunteer and the
Thistle the former won with ease. Tho
Volunteer crossed the line at the start at
lO 4o:0O4 and the Thistle at 1O40;21
The Olunteer finished at 4.2341 and the
Thistle at 43512 The race was over
the outside course, twenty miles goinr
ana twenty miles back, a total of forty
miles
Of all the races for the Americas Gun
none was ever sailed before under tie
conditions which prevailed. And none
/ was ever more fairly won than this The
only regret people have who saw the race
| IS that the Thistle was not able to sboyv
! rf l,-,, ia
| the contest closer one. For a half bour
| after the start it was plain that the This
! tie was beaten boat unless a fluke or q
shift of wind should save her from what
| promised to be an overw helming defeat
In the tWentymile thrash TO the wind
ward the centre-bOard type told so heavily
| against the keel that the cutter was
beaten 10 minutes and 40 seconds The
Thistle redeemed herself little coming
home before the wind by gaining min
utes and 26 seconds on the Volunteer,
At 1910 y. NJ. the gun to start was
given. At that moment the Thistle and
sOIunteer were southeast Of the line, not
200 yards apart, each working gradually
to the line. The Thistle was nearer, and
went away on her tri p nearly four lengths
ahead of the Volunteer. They went over
on the starboard tack, and the Volunteer
at once began to OutpOint and OutfO0t her
opponent. The course was north north
east for twenty miles to windwarl and
return before the wind.
The Weathering qualities of the Yachts
were seen at once. The Volunteer out
pointed the cutter by nearly two points,
and won the race by the mastery man
ner in which she went to windward. The
first tack, which was a long one-seven
mlles-decided virtually the race The
Volunteer got to windward of the This
tie IN way that satisfied all Spectators
who knew anything about it that the
American boat would win On each tack
that followed the Volunteer continued
to get to windward, and to get ahead as
well.
The boats set spinnakers coming home,
and the question as to whether the broad
cutter could 60 fast enough before the
wind to make up the latter's gain in
Wln0Ward work was soon to be decided.
The Volunteer had lead of fullv q
miles when the Thistle rounded. and
hat was not diminished very much on
The run.
The Thistle was first to take in her
;pinnaker but the Volunteer followed
suit Immediately. This move was occa-
stoned by the fact that neither boat could
make the lightship with the wind aft,
md a haul-up was necessary On the
'un home the wind let up as well. It
iropped to ten miles an hour The
american sloop crossed the line winner
~ II minutes Asa seconds
On board the Royal Clyde flagship Mo-
lean, which accompanied the racers,
'ere Commodore Carruthers, of the
lingstOn Yacht Club; Sir Lionel West,
British minister to the United States;
aptain Timson, Mr.. VIM Clark, OF New
rk, and Mrs. Vice Commodore Bell. of
he Thistle. All on board soon gave up
ope except Mrs Bell From the first
er confidence in the ability of the Thistle
D win was of the tirmest. Never mind"
he said, 'it is acknowledged that the
'histle is weaker than the Volunteer
ailing in the wind, but hope she make
up on the run home"
"Iheres no question which is the bet
ter boat" said Mr..
Robert Clark Il was
not satisfied Tuesday,
but am to-day. This
= is a fair race and we
are fairly beaten"
Mrs Bell said sub
sequentlv: "Of course
. l am sadly dlsappolnt-
ed at the result, but the
Volunteer has GER
'- tainly beaten US nobly
and fairly. After all,
it must be the centre
board which has done
it,"
''The Volunteer is
- treating the Thistle
- Just as the Thistle
- -. treated the Irex," said
- - Captain Timson, ,as the
- Volunteer rounded
: g. the stake boat. 1t has
# been fair race and
~. spendidly sailed. We
are squarely beaten
and must simply take
it as the fortune of
war. Of course we all
/ faith in the Thistle. We would not
We come over with boat which we ex-
,ted would be beaten, but there IS no
lbt now which is the fastest boat.
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